Two inventors of instruments meet and exchange in the atmosphere of Wuppertal, Germany.
Hans Reichel, maker of the “daxophone” and Ganesh
Anandan, maker of the “Shruti Stick” and the “metallophone”. The “daxophone” is a friction
instrument essentially bowed and used percussively among other ways. The “Shruti Stick” is a
12-string electric zither with its strings prepared in various ways. It is bowed, plucked and
struck among other things. The “metallophone” is made up of metal bars which are tuned to various
types of tunings. It is struck with different types of mallets.